A little behind the scenes look at the work that goes into each house portrait ornament (this one is actually a preschool). ✏️ I do a sketch in my sketchbook first to get a feel for the home and work out any kinks. Then I do a rough outline onto the ornament to give me some basic guidelines for painting. Then the magic happens 🎨 ✨ I strive to make sure each ornament is as close to perfect as possible before sending it off 💕

Modern barn door progress for part of a built in I’ve been working on FOREVER! I’m making twins... To keep the weight down I used 1/2” MDF for the back panel and 3/4” MDF for the rails and stiles. I then routed simulated v-grooves with my little trim Router. I then glued and clamped it all together with biscuits in place, then after drying I used a random orbital sander and went over it with 180grit. Next step is to spray some PPG Seal Grip that sands amazing, and finish coat will be Benjamin Moore Advance. More pics to come in the next few days. #barndoor#mdf#paintprep#boschrouter#modernbarndoor

Just a couple of last pre paint photos before the big reveal of what our #bus 🚌 looks like now. Most of the hard work had been done by this point in time but I did have a bit more to finish it off for my mate to come and paint it. I think 🤔 most people will love the paint job, I know we do. This is a few nights before the paint went on, I was getting very excited. #busrenovation#buslife#skoolieconversion#rvrenovation

My mom used to call me a tweaker when I was younger. I didn’t know what she was talking about, I just wanted every bolt on my bike painted gold, perfectly so I took them all off to do it. I wanted the paint transitions in my room to be sharp and not so choppy so I paint matched them at the hardware store and did it myself.
Truth is, I definitely do like to make situations and tasks harder than they really have to be, and go through hoops that aren’t there in order to accomplish some sort of mental medal knowing I went through everything by hand with a fine brush. This mindset is apparent during building out vans. I’ve been doing things recently, a lot of things. These things that Im doing are long, tedious things that sometimes seem pointless or never ending but are being handled diligently. These things remind me of random “projects” I did growing up.
It’s important me, (with this project and life in general) to ensure that past choices are followed through with and ultimately become beneficial. Basically, do it right or don’t do it. This big ‘Ol choice we made recently to trade away our fully built out Tiger van of 2 years and dive into an older, more sad looking version of it with 4wd has been a lot.
As I’m diving into the new van It’s easy for me to miss the old, but it’s easier to see potential and room for improvement from the last. This is the ultimate van for me, and I’m gonna have it for a long time. I keep telling myself that, so everything is gonna be done right. Auto body and paint prep has been underway. ✌🏼
#vanlife#paintprep#removingrhinoliningsuckssogoddamnbad